NutMeg
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So my boyfriend does triathlons, and my 50 year old dad did his first earlier this month. So I've decided to run one on September 6th. My boyfriend will be doing an Olympic, which is 1500 m swim, 40 km bike, and 10 km run. My dad and I will be doing a Sprint, which is a 750 m swim, 20 km bike, and 5 km run.
My strength is biking. Yesterday I biked to work and back, which is a 16.5 km distance and an elevation change of roughly 60 m. I can easily do the biking component, especially as the route is relatively flat and I am used to a wicked hill.
Running should be fine. I did a 3.2 km run last week. It felt pretty good doing it, but I was fairly sore afterwards. It was odd because my legs are in great shape from biking, so it was only some select stabilizing muscles that were sore. I've never been sore in that pattern before! I have a friend who lives nearby who said she would run with me, which is great because her legs are the same length as mine.
Swimming is what concerns me. I haven't done any swimming in years, and I never did anything but lessons. My plan is to focus on my form and take things slow. I'm not worried about how fast I can go, I'm focusing on getting the distance done. The swim is first, so I need to conserve my energy for the bike and run. I live right near a pool and my boyfriend likes to swim several times a week, so he'll be a great motivator.
My goals: Swim at least three times a week, and run twice a week. Biking is just going to happen when I feel like it, because I love biking to work and I don't want to limit myself to how many times a week I can do that. I'll go by how I'm feeling. I also want at least one rest day a week.
I'm going camping tomorrow morning, and I'm planning on doing some ocean swimming where I don't have to worry about people wanting my lane while I'm figuring this stuff out. I want to go for a run later today as well.
My strength is biking. Yesterday I biked to work and back, which is a 16.5 km distance and an elevation change of roughly 60 m. I can easily do the biking component, especially as the route is relatively flat and I am used to a wicked hill.
Running should be fine. I did a 3.2 km run last week. It felt pretty good doing it, but I was fairly sore afterwards. It was odd because my legs are in great shape from biking, so it was only some select stabilizing muscles that were sore. I've never been sore in that pattern before! I have a friend who lives nearby who said she would run with me, which is great because her legs are the same length as mine.
Swimming is what concerns me. I haven't done any swimming in years, and I never did anything but lessons. My plan is to focus on my form and take things slow. I'm not worried about how fast I can go, I'm focusing on getting the distance done. The swim is first, so I need to conserve my energy for the bike and run. I live right near a pool and my boyfriend likes to swim several times a week, so he'll be a great motivator.
My goals: Swim at least three times a week, and run twice a week. Biking is just going to happen when I feel like it, because I love biking to work and I don't want to limit myself to how many times a week I can do that. I'll go by how I'm feeling. I also want at least one rest day a week.
I'm going camping tomorrow morning, and I'm planning on doing some ocean swimming where I don't have to worry about people wanting my lane while I'm figuring this stuff out. I want to go for a run later today as well.
